Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Though men were overall more likely than women to enroll full-time in Fall 2022, of the 508,646 graduate students who enrolled for the first time, 57.8% were women, according to the report. Master’s degree institutions proved to be the exception, instead seeing a 2.5% Latinx students saw a 5.7%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

“Notably, HBCU athletic departments have high percentages of both ethnic minorities and women. The report examines personnel data – from sources such as the NCAA Demographics Database – concerning university presidents, athletics directors, coaches, administrative staff, and faculty athletics representatives for college sports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Finally, domestic first-time graduate enrollment declined more among men (-6.0%) than it did for women (-2.8%) between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021.” Several racial demographics domestically – including underrepresented minorities (URM) – saw declines, with first-time graduate enrollment falling 5.7% for white students, 4.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

The report provides insights into the demographic representation of students who had paid internships. Among men who took part in an internship, more than three-quarters (76.4%) had paid internships; among women taking part in internships, slightly over half (51.5%) were paid. According to the survey, paid interns averaged 1.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

The report provides insights into the demographic representation of students who had paid internships. Among men who took part in an internship, more than three-quarters (76.4%) had paid internships; among women taking part in internships, slightly over half (51.5%) were paid. According to the survey, paid interns averaged 1.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2023

Thomas Brock, director of the Community College Research Center at Columbia University, colleges have made an extra effort to set up dual-enrollment partnerships with high school districts in recent years, a response to research showing the benefits of these programs, as well as to enrollment declines in other demographics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Similar stagnation was discernable for various racial and ethnic demographics. As an overall constant though, women continue to complete their postsecondary pursuits at higher rates than men. Georgia, Florida, New York, and Massachusetts were some of the states that instead saw declining six-year completion rates. decrease – 43.9%

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Students visit Sabal’s Cassava Farm in Belize in March 2022 “Our student demographic is one of the most diverse student demographics in the country,” said Dr. Gundolf Graml, associate VP for academic affairs, dean for curriculum and strategic initiatives, and professor of German.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Nearly a century ago, Virginia Woolf famously pointed out, in the essay whose title I borrow here, how difficult it has been for women to develop as writers; this is also true of other subaltern groups.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

Along gender lines, overall transfer enrollment for women remains steeper than for men (-3.5% And in terms of racial demographics, transfer enrollment fell for all major racial and ethnic groups, except for Black students, the report found. The report’s authors attributed these increases mainly to a rise in returning students.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Because we focus on that demographic, we have built that in as part of our mission,” says Carter. Webster Women in Business meets on a monthly basis, mostly online so that people in disparate locations can attend. “It It’s because we have special recruitment for folks who want an alternative to the traditional experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Davidson noted that cybersecurity programs should focus not just on recruiting minorities but also women, arguing that both demographics are underrepresented in the field. One of the greatest issues we're facing today in cybersecurity is that it is predominately male,” said Richard C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Now that Black Studies has launched, the school plans to do the same for other demographics as well, DiPasquale says. We want to talk about Women's Studies. As the word spreads, we're very optimistic that 15-20 next fall would be a pretty realistic goal for us." This isn't the end,” he says. “We We want to talk about Latino Studies.

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IEFA

AUGUST 3, 2023

Types of Engineering Scholarships Engineering scholarships come in various forms, such as merit-based, need-based and demographic-specific scholarships. Specialized Engineering Scholarships Beyond the realm of general engineering scholarships, specialized engineering scholarships cater to unique demographics and interests.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JUNE 23, 2023

Women’s median earnings at the s ample college ($50,685) e xceed the women-specific T hreshold 0 ($36,006) , T hreshold 1 ($46,348) , and Threshold 3 ($41,827). These race and ethnicity value thresholds can then be compared to the overall earnings at the selected institution.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JUNE 23, 2023

Women’s median earnings at the s ample college ($50,685) e xceed the women-specific T hreshold 0 ($36,006) , T hreshold 1 ($46,348) , and Threshold 3 ($41,827). These race and ethnicity value thresholds can then be compared to the overall earnings at the selected institution.

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IEFA

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Notable sources of these scholarships include IEEE , Society for Women in Engineering , (ISC)2 , Google and Microsoft. Demographics. For example, the Honeywell Scholarship targets undergraduate women studying computer science or engineering who demonstrate financial need and/or belong to underrepresented groups. Financial need.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Women wrote the first computer algorithm and the first programming language to use English words. Yet, only 28% of STEM full and associate professors are women.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

For example, we partnered with a nursing program at a college adjacent to a lake and found that 72% of its prospects were women who owned boats. Your student body has a truly unique profile—and it might not be what you think. Apply consumer analytics to your marketing and recruitment strategy.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Black and Latino men graduate from college at the lowest rates of any demographic group. Unfortunately, men of color are less likely to access mental health support than white men, and college men are less likely to have a therapist than college women. This time can be hard on mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Venette Coleman, director of Institutional Effectiveness at Spelman, says the new initiative aligns with the school’s mission of helping students at an historically Black college for women gain a competitive advantage as they pursue lifelong learning and acquire leadership skills. “I times greater than that of single white women, 14.6

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Hire folks that are mirroring the demographic of your school, and I think depending where you are, that’s easier to do,” she said. “If Those women and men were working around the clock. As Batista noted, finding a solution requires commitment from institutional administration. I’m not sure they’ve even caught their breath yet.”

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And considering we have I think this demographic cliff as we called it, where undergraduate enrollments are probably going to taper off around 2025, how do you think that might impact? Is this something where institutions might be able to mitigate that demographic cliff? That is a huge amount of students. So that's very cool.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Community Ready module specifically and intentionally focused on welcoming and supporting students from a variety of equity-deserving groups, including students who identify as: 2SLGTBQ+, Black, Filipinx, Indigenous, Latinx, Lusophone, Mature, and/or Muslim women, plus women in STEM and students living with a disability.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Annual prevalence of serious thoughts of suicide by demographic: 4.9% Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 10-14 and the third leading cause of death among people aged 15-24. Suicide is the twelfth leading cause of death overall in the U.S. 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed mental health condition.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Annual prevalence of serious thoughts of suicide by demographic: 4.9% Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 10-14 and the third leading cause of death among people aged 15-24. Suicide is the twelfth leading cause of death overall in the U.S. 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed mental health condition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Diversity among those entering college includes, but is not limited to, veterans and active-duty service women and men, first-generation students, and adult learners. Additionally, the racial demographics of school age populations grow increasingly diverse.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

The KSU-CCLP is a unique program that prioritizes recruiting women and minorities as future leaders that reflect the demographics of community colleges. Some distinct program features include: 1. A fully designed doctoral curriculum in which all courses focus on the community college.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Equitable Value Explorer data can be disaggregated by student demographics based on gender and income. At this month’s event, institutional and state teams used Equitable Value Explorer data to explore how institutions are delivering value, and to which students.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Postsecondary institutions are uniquely positioned to support a demographic of students who experience the greatest risk of first onset of mental illness as a result of the developmental trajectory of many common mental illnesses (within the 16-24 age window; Jones, 2013). Hanover, MD: American College Health Association. Crenshaw, K.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With Black and Latino men lagging nearly every other demographic in terms of college graduation rates, colleges are trying creative new approaches to drawing these students in and making them feel valued. So we know that men are less likely to feel a sense of belonging in college than women. AS: Yeah, and I think it's harder for men.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

While a 2022 survey by the American Bar Association found a growing number of women, Asian-American, Hispanics and mixed-race people in the legal profession, the number of Black lawyers remained stagnant. Even among groups experiencing growth, the numbers fall short of the US population demographics. Women are still underrepresented.

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JULY 11, 2023

And so how are they connecting with community-based organizations that are serving certain demographic of students, whether it's students who are coming from first generation backgrounds, students who are coming from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, or students who we perceive as underrepresented through the world of enrollment.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

And then it's intermingled now with the demographic decline. Cause the demographic groups that are growing in our country are those historically that have had lower participation rates. And in state, out-of-state, first generation or not, men, women, all of that. I'm still going to college."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

While presenting to the audience, it was important for me to share quick facts on my institution’s demographic, the impact of SB17 on the Career Center, and the psychological impact of SB17 on staff and its position of abandoning DEI initiatives.

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Clair Kamp Dush

AUGUST 26, 2019

As an interdisciplinary researcher and family demographer, I have been frustrated by the lack of data to answer some of what I believe are the more important research questions. National Couples’ Health and Time Study (NCHAT). I hope my experience can give everyone who has doubts about their abilities some hope.

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